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William Melborne Crane 1818 – 1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jun 1818

Birth Location: Cambridge Eng

Death Date: 13 Jul 1905

Death Location: Wamberal, New South Wales, Australia

Father: James Crane

Mother: Sarah Ridgewell

Spouse(s): Sarah Crane

Children(s): George Crane, Andrew Crane, Archer Crane, James Crane, Sarah (Gleeson), Sarah Crane, Philip Crane, Walter Crane, John Crane, Mary Crane, Clara Crane, Charolette Crane, Alfred Crane, Louisa Crane

The story of William Melborne Crane began in 1818 in Cambridge Eng. William Melborne Crane married Sarah Ann Crane, and had children including George William Crane, Andrew Crane, Archer Crane, James W Crane, Sarah Ann Crane (Gleeson), Sarah Ann Crane, Philip Crane, Walter Crane, John T Crane, Mary E Crane, Clara Martha Alice Crane, Charolette Crane, Alfred Crane, Louisa Crane. William Melborne Crane passed away in 1905 in Wamberal, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of William Melborne Crane began in 1818 in Cambridge Eng.
  • William Melborne Crane married Sarah Ann Crane, and had children including George William Crane, Andrew Crane, Archer Crane, James W Crane, Sarah Ann Crane (Gleeson), Sarah Ann Crane, Philip Crane, Walter Crane, John T Crane, Mary E Crane, Clara Martha Alice Crane, Charolette Crane, Alfred Crane, Louisa Crane.
  • William Melborne Crane passed away in 1905 in Wamberal, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Crane
1791 – 1869
Birth Location: Histon, Cambridgeshire, England
JC
Sarah Ridgewell
1794 – 1851
Birth Location: Histon, Cambridgeshire, England
SR

Spouses(s)

Sarah Crane
1824 – 1912
Birth Location: Impington, Cambridgeshire, England
SC

Children(s)

George Crane
1849 – 1934
Birth Location: Histon, Cambridgeshire, England
GC
Andrew Crane
1851 – 1903
Birth Location: Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England
AC
Archer Crane
1853 – 1934
Birth Location: Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England
AC
James Crane
1856 – 1928
Birth Location: Gosford, Gosford City Council, New South Wales, Australia
JC
Sarah (Gleeson)
1858 – 1894
Birth Location: Gosford, Gosford City Council, New South Wales, Australia
S(
Sarah Crane
1858 – 1894
Birth Location: Gosford,Narara Creek,NSW,Australia
SC
Philip Crane
1859 – 1935
Birth Location: Gosford Shire, New South Wales, Australia
PC
Walter Crane
1864 – 1948
Birth Location: Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
WC
John Crane
1866 – 1885
Birth Location: Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
JC
Mary Crane
Birth Location: Waresley, Hampshire, ENGLAND
MC
Clara Crane
Birth Location: –
CC
Charolette Crane
Birth Location: –
CC
Alfred Crane
Birth Location: –
AC
Louisa Crane
Birth Location: –
LC

William Crane's Ancestors

Self
William Crane
1818 – 1905
Birth Place: Cambridge Eng
Parents
James Crane
1791 – 1869
Histon, Cambridgeshire, England
Sarah Ridgewell
1794 – 1851
Histon, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
James (Crane) (Bottisham
1759 – 1818
Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England
Elizabeth Archer
– 1816
Joseph Ridgewell
1752 – 1825
of Debden, Essex, Eng.
Mary Wright
1751 –
Great-Grandparents
Rayment Cambridge)
1717 –
Mary Wallis
1721 –
William ARCHER
Catherine ROGERS
1729 –
William Ridgewell
1730 –
Ruth Clements
William Dennis
1726 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Crane
1695 – 1727
Alice Rayment
Thomas Ridgewell
Anne Greenwood
Joseph Clements
1707 –
Susanna Lambard
1707 –

William Crane's Descendants

1.
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William (Melborne) Crane (7 Jun 1818 – 13 Jul 1905) m. Sarah (Ann) Crane (1824 – 25 DEC 1912)
  1. 1. George (William) Crane (ABT 1849 – 25 JUL 1934) m. Elizabeth (Mary) Chapman (28 MAY 1867 – 23 FEB 1949)
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Crane (14 AUG 1884 – 23 JUN 1968)
    2. 2. George (William) Crane (7 DEC 1886 – 10 JUL 1941)
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Sarah) Crane (1890 – 5 MAY 1976)
    4. 4. Eliza Crane (26 NOV 1891 – 17 AUG 1929)
    5. 5. Thomas (Walter (Tom)) Crane (19 FEB 1894 – 31 MAR 1982)
    6. 6. Louisa (Maud (Lou)) Crane (27 OCT 1896 – 1966)
    7. 7. Edwin (Henry (Ted)) Crane (1900 – 11 JUN 1978)
    8. 8. Archer ((Pat)) Crane (18 APR 1902 – 12 OCT 1982)
    9. 9. Ellen ((Nell)) Crane (20 AUG 1905 – 27 JUN 1988)
    10. 10. Irene (Elizabeth (Renee)) Crane (1910 – 2 MAY 1945)
    11. 11. Emily (Grace) Crane ( – 1963)
  2. 2. Andrew Crane (1851 – 1903)
  3. 3. Archer Crane (JAN 1853 – 21 MAY 1934) m. Ellen Martin (1856 – 24 JUL 1919)
    1. 1. Archer (Joseph) Crane (1879 – 20 Aug 1934) m. Edith (Emily) Parsons (1880 – 18 JUL 1941)
      1. 1. Ivy (May) Crane (29 NOV 1906 – 21 AUG 1957)
      2. 2. Frederick (Archer) Crane (25 Feb 1908 – 4 SEP 1968) m. Bessie (Jean) Orman (July 1889 – 22 April 1977)
        1. 1. Pamela (Edith) Crane (6 AUG 1934 – DEC 2018) m. Kenneth (Harry) Cowling (12 OCT 1928 – 7 Feb 2016)
      3. 3. Stanley (J) Crane (1911 – 1911)
      4. 4. Hilton (Henry) Crane (1912 – 19 FEB 1981)
    2. 2. George Crane (AUG 1883 – 30 JUN 1884)
    3. 3. William Crane (1891 – 26 July 1967) m. Maud Pugh (1884 – 23 May 1960)
    4. 4. Ellen Crane (1896 – 7 May 1991) m. Andrew Faulds (1895 – 24 August 1988)
  4. 4. James (W) Crane (1856 – 14 JUN 1928) m. Helena (Mary) Crane
    1. 1. Heta (Aileen) Crane (13 Sep 1914 – )
  5. 5. Sarah (Ann Crane) (Gleeson) (17 APR 1858 – 30 NOV 1894) m. Daniel Gleeson (27 JAN 1851 – 7 MAY 1914)
    1. 1. Mary Gleeson (17 JUL 1879 – 11 OCT 1934)
    2. 2. Sarah (Anne) Gleeson (6 OCT 1881 – 27 MAY 1958)
    3. 3. Cecilia (Elizabeth) Gleeson (17 JUN 1882 – 5 JUL 1966)
    4. 4. William Gleeson (6 FEB 1884 – 5 DEC 1956)
    5. 5. Timothy Gleeson (28 AUG 1885 – 1952)
    6. 6. Ivy (May) Gleeson (1886 – 24 MAR 1976)
    7. 7. Henry (Daniel) Gleeson (17 SEP 1888 – 1968)
    8. 8. Henry (David) Gleeson (17 Sep 1888 – )
    9. 9. John (Thomas) Gleeson (15 MAY 1890 – 1978)
    10. 10. John (T) Gleeson (16 May 1890 – 31 August 1974)
    11. 11. Maude Gleeson (12 OCT 1892 – 1892)
    12. 12. Louise Gleeson (12 OCT 1892 – 11 NOV 1967)
  6. 6. Sarah (Ann) Crane (17 Apr 1858 – 30 Oct 1894) m. Daniel Gleeson (1851 – 7 MAR 1914)
    1. 1. Mary Gleeson (17 JUL 1879 – 11 OCT 1934)
    2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Gleeson (6 OCT 1880 – 27 MAY 1958)
    3. 3. Cecilia (Elizabeth) Gleeson (17 JUN 1882 – 5 JUL 1966) m. William (Samuel) Swadling (29 NOV 1870 – 18 MAR 1943)
      1. 1. Roy (Henry) Swadling (3 APR 1905 – 8 AUG 1971)
      2. 2. William (Keith (Billy)) Swadling (5 MAY 1906 – 16 DEC 1999)
      3. 3. Alfred (Edward) Swadling (25 JAN 1909 – 16 OCT 1989)
      4. 4. Grace (Cecilia) Swadling (18 JUL 1926 – 4 OCT 2004)
    4. 4. William Gleeson (6 FEB 1884 – 5 DEC 1956)
    5. 5. Timothy Gleeson (28 Aug 1885 – 9 Aug 1959)
    6. 6. Ivy (May) Gleeson (1886 – 24 MAR 1976)
    7. 7. Henry (Daniel) Gleeson (17 SEP 1888 – 1968)
    8. 8. John (T) Gleeson (1890 – )
    9. 9. Maude Gleeson (1892 – )
    10. 10. Louisa Gleeson (1892 – )
  7. 7. Philip Crane (1859 – 13 JUL 1935) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Kay (1855 – 14 OCT 1937)
    1. 1. Carmen (Emma Ann) Crane (1887 – 1960)
    2. 2. John (Thomas) Crane (1889 – 13 OCT 1961)
    3. 3. William (James) Crane (15 APR 1890 – 1 JUN 1954)
    4. 4. Hector (Philip) Crane (1892 – 16 MAR 1917)
    5. 5. George (Robert) Crane (1894 – 11 APR 1917)
    6. 6. Dorna Crane (1896 – 1975)
  8. 8. Walter Crane (1864 – 13 JUN 1948)
  9. 9. John (T) Crane (1866 – 1885)
  10. 10. Mary (E) Crane
  11. 11. Clara (Martha Alice) Crane
  12. 12. Charolette Crane
  13. 13. Alfred Crane
  14. 14. Louisa Crane

William Crane's Timeline

7 Records

1817
2 Feb 1817
William Melborne Crane was baptized in Willingham, Cambridgeshire, England
Willingham, Cambridgeshire, England
1818
7 Jun 1818
Birth of William Melborne Crane in Cambridge Eng
Cambridge Eng
1818
18 NOV 1818
William Melborne Crane was baptized in Histon, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Histon, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
1818
18 NOV 1818
William Melborne Crane was christened in Histon, Cambridgeshire, England
Histon, Cambridgeshire, England
1847
22 Dec 1847
Age 29
William Melborne Crane was married in Impington Cambridge, England
Impington Cambridge, England
1851
1851
Age 33
William Melborne Crane resided here in Histon, Cambridgeshire, England
Histon, Cambridgeshire, England
1905
13 Jul 1905
Age 87
Death of William Melborne Crane in Wamberal, New South Wales, Australia
Wamberal, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1818
    Event Place: Cambridge Eng
    Record Source: Wyong, New South Wales, Australia, Headstone Images, 1800-2020

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1817
    Event Place: Willingham, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 NOV 1818
    Event Place: Histon, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 18 NOV 1818
    Event Place: Histon, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1847
    Event Place: Impington Cambridge, England
    Record Source: Wyong, New South Wales, Australia, Headstone Images, 1800-2020

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Histon, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1759; Folio: 63; Page: 20; GSU roll: 193649-193650

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1854
    Event Place: Brisbane
    Record Source: Queensland, Australia, Passenger Lists, 1848-1912, Queensland State Archives; Registers of Immigrant Ships' Arrivals; Series: Series ID 13086; Roll: M1696

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cambridge, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1905
    Event Place: Wamberal, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Wyong, New South Wales, Australia, Headstone Images, 1800-2020
    [2] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Nsw Pioneer Index - Federation Series 1889-1918

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wamberal, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Wyong, New South Wales, Australia, Headstone Images, 1800-2020
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